The Mediating Role of Leader-Member Exchange in the Relationship between Transformational Leadership and Job performance

Abstract

Over the past decades, the theory of transformational leadership (TFL) has become one of the most leadership theories that gained the attention of researchers and practitioners. The purpose of this study is to examine the direct impact of transformational leadership and leader-member exchange (LMX) on job performance, and to examine the mediating role of LMX on the relationship between TFL and job performance. Data was obtained from sample of 467 subordinates and their supervisors. The study depends on hierarchical multiple regression analysis. The results revealed that positive impact of TFL and LMX on job performance, and showed that LMX partially mediated the relationship between TFL and job performance.

Keywords: transformational leadership, leader-member exchange, job performance, in-role performance, extra-role performance